This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tillman, Batt, Lange, Adams, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8266 Message Board Post: Loretta Helena Roskam Oct. 29, 1916 – June 11, 2005 The Rosary was recited Friday, June 17, and Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, June 18, at St. Malachy Catholic Church for Loretta Helena Roskam, 88, who passed away on June 11 in Lancaster. Mrs. Roskam was born Oct. 29, 1916, in Freeburg, Mo. to Leo and Mary Tillman. She was a long time resident of Tehachapi, having resided n Kern County for 75 years. She married Homer Calvin Roskam on Aug. 3, 1937, in Wasco. They moved to Tehachapi in June of 1968. Mrs. Roskam enjoyed being a homemaker and was very dedicated to her family. She loved cooking, gardening and the challenge of crossword puzzles. She had been an FFA helper at both the Bakersfield and Lancaster fairs. Mrs. Roskam is survived by her son, Kevin Roskam and wife Lisa of Tehachapi; daughters Mary Batt and husband Jim of Lancaster and Lynn Lange and husband Bill of Garfield, Kan.; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; sister, Kathryn Adams of Fort Worth, Texas; and brother, Johnny Tillman of Concord. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Homer Roskam, in 1998; son, Ronald Roskam in 1960; and brothers, Ted, Frank and Alex Tillman. Father Joel Davadilla officiated at the services. Interment followed the Mass at Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Westside. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 10 June 22-28, 2005